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Provincial government to increase donation matching on crowdfunding program
The Government of Alberta is supporting non-profits who use the Crowdfunding Alberta platform.Those who launch a campaign on the website can receive up to $5,000 in annual government funding.Tanya Fir...
Nov 28, 2023
Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors' orders after getting the flu
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors' orders Tuesday, even though he is recovering from the flu and lung inflammation, the Vatican sai...
Nov 28, 2023
Senators' MacEwen fined by NHL for unsportsmanlike conduct against Panthers
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Senators forward Zack MacEwen for unsportsmanlike conduct for his role an incident during Ottawa's 5-0 loss to Florida. The league fined MacEwen US$2,018.23, the maximum a...
Nov 28, 2023
Mexican boxer did not report concussion before deadly Montreal fight: coroner
MONTREAL - A Quebecer coroner says Mexican boxer Jeanette Guadeloupe Zacarias Zapata did not declare a likely prior concussion before an August 2021 match in Montreal that led to her death. Coroner Ja...
Nov 28, 2023
Saskatchewan starts tribunal to review Ottawa's clean electricity regulations
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is using its autonomy legislation for the first time to review the federal government's proposed clean-electricity regulations. Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says ...
Nov 28, 2023
Toronto to host New York in PWHL's first regular-season game on New Year's day
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League's season openers are set. Toronto will host New York in an afternoon game at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Jan. 1 to open the regular season. Montreal...
Nov 28, 2023
Four large Quebec public sector unions say they will strike for a week in December
MONTREAL - Four large Quebec public sector unions say they will strike for a week in December in an effort to accelerate contract negotiations with the provincial government. The four unions, who are ...
Nov 28, 2023
Man in incel-inspired murder case gets life in prison, no parole for 10 yrs
TORONTO - A man who pleaded guilty to the incel-inspired murder of a Toronto massage parlour employee sought out the ideology that led him to commit a "horrific crime," an Ontario judge said Tuesday i...
Nov 28, 2023
Conservative motion seeks support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants MPs to order the "unelected" Senate to pass a Tory bill that would take the carbon price off natural gas and propane used on farms. Poilievre introd...
Nov 28, 2023
Post linking Poilievre, Winnipeg shootings 'inappropriate,' says Liberal House leader
OTTAWA - Government House leader Karina Gould says it was inappropriate for one of her Liberal caucus colleagues to ask whether there is a link between Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and a fatal...
Nov 28, 2023